Marcus E. Jones

American geologist and botanist (1852–1934).

Marcus Eugene Jones (April 25, 1852 – June 3, 1934) was an American geologist, mining engineer and botanist. Throughout his career he was known for being an educator, scientist and minister. As an early explorer of the western United States, he is known as the authority for numerous vascular plants. Much of his career was spent self-employed in Salt Lake City, Utah. He edited and distributed several specimen series which resemble exsiccatae, among them one with the title Flora of California. Collected by Marcus E. Jones, A. M. and another with the title Flora of Colorado. Collected by Marcus E

Abbreviations: M.E.Jones
Occupations: scientific collector, mycologist, mining engineer, geologist, explorer, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United States
Dates: 1852-04-25T00:00:00Z – 1934-06-03T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Jefferson
Direct attributions: 256 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 402 plants, 0 fungi

256 plants attributed, 146 plants contributed to402 plants:

Salvia funerea (Death Valley Sage) M.E.Jones 1908
plant species in the lamiaceae family
Salvia funerea, is a species of semi-deciduous perennial shrub with the common names Death Valley sage, woolly sage, and funeral sage, is an intricately branched shrub associated with limestone soils in the Mojave Desert in California and Nevada. It is characterized by an overall white appearance due to wooly hairs that cover the stems and leaves.
Carex aboriginum (Indian Valley Sedge) M.E.Jones 1910
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex aboriginum is a species of sedge endemic to Idaho in the western United States, known as Indian Valley sedge. It was not observed in the wild between 1910, when it was first described, and 1999. Until its rediscovery, C. aboriginum was considered the only plant native to Idaho to have become extinct, and it remains one of the state's rarest and most endangered plant species.
Astragalus anisus (Gunnison Milkvetch) M.E.Jones 1893
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
Astragalus anisus is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name Gunnison milkvetch. It is endemic to Colorado in the United States, where it is limited to the Gunnison Basin of Gunnison and Saguache Counties. This plant is a small perennial herb growing from a woody taproot. The caudex is clothed with the remains of previous seasons' leaves. The leaves are up to 7 centimeters long and are compound, made up of up to 15 leaflets. The herbage is coated in silvery hairs. The pinkish purple flowers occur in May and June. They are up to 2 centimeters long. They are
Astragalus zionis (Zion Milkvetch) M.E.Jones 1895
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
Astragalus zionis is a species of legume known by the common name Zion milkvetch. It is one of the earliest flowers to bloom in Zion canyon. First described by botanist Marcus E. Jones in 1895, the species has also been placed in the defunct genus Xylophacos under the name Xylophacos zionis. The variety Astragalus zionis var. vigulus, the guard milkvetch, was described by Stanley Welsh in 1993.
Astragalus inversus (Susanville Milkvetch) M.E.Jones 1893
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
Astragalus inversus is a species of milkvetch known by the common name Susanville milkvetch. It is endemic to the northeastern corner of California, between 900–1,980 metres (2,950–6,500 ft) in elevation. It grows in southern Cascade Range Yellow pine forests and dry Great Basin Sagebrush scrub habitats.
Astragalus bernardinus (San Bernardino Milkvetch) M.E.Jones 1895
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
Astragalus bernardinus, known by the common name San Bernardino milkvetch or the Lesser Three-keeled Milkvetch, is a species of milkvetch. It is a plant of desert and dry mountain slope habitat. It is native to California.
Allium fibrillum (Cuddy Mountain Onion) M.E.Jones 1902
plant species in the amaryllidaceae family
Allium fibrillum is a North American species of wild onion known by the common names Blue Mountain onion and Cuddy Mountain onion. It is native to the northwestern United States from eastern Washington and Oregon through Idaho to Montana. It is a perennial herb. This onion grows from a bulb or a cluster of a few bulbs which are rounded in shape and measure up to 1.2 centimeters long by 1 wide. There are two leaves which are flat and linear in shape and measure up to 24 centimeters in length. They usually begin to wither from the tip by the time the plant is in flower. The flowering stalk is
Astragalus pomonensis (Pomona Milkvetch) M.E.Jones 1902
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
Astragalus pomonensis is a species of milkvetch known by the common name Pomona milkvetch. It is native to Baja California and southern California, where it can be found in a number of coastal habitats, including the California Coast Ranges. This is a bushy perennial herb forming a clump of thick, hollow stems up to about 80 centimeters tall. Leaves are up to 20 centimeters long and are made up of many oval-shaped leaflets each up to 3 centimeters in length. The inflorescence is a large array of up to 45 cream-colored flowers. Each flower is between one and two centimeters long. The fruit is
Astragalus nutans (Providence Mountain Milkvetch) M.E.Jones 1923
annual and perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
Astragalus nutans is a species of milkvetch known by the common name Providence Mountains milkvetch.
Astragalus leucolobus (Big Bear Valley Woollypod) Parry ex M.E.Jones 1893
vulnerable plant species in the fabaceae family
Astragalus leucolobus is a species of milkvetch known by the common names Bear Valley milkvetch and Bear Valley woollypod.
Astragalus funereus (Funeral Mountain Milkvetch) M.E.Jones 1908
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
Astragalus funereus is an uncommon species of milkvetch known by the common names Funeral Mountain milkvetch and black milkvetch. The Latin name funereus and common name "Funeral Mountain milkvetch" refers to a population in the Funeral Mountains of Death Valley in California. It is native to the Mojave Desert scrub of eastern California and western Nevada.
Astragalus ensiformis (Pagumpa Milkvetch) M.E.Jones 1895
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
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Astragalus desperatus (Rimrock Milkvetch) M.E.Jones 1891
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
Astragalus desperatus (common name - rimrock milkvetch) is a perennial plant in the legume family (Fabaceae) found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States.
Astragalus cimae (Cima Milkvetch) M.E.Jones 1923
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
Astragalus cimae is a species of milkvetch known by the common name Cima milkvetch. It is native to the Mojave Desert and its sky island woodlands of eastern California western Nevada, especially on calcareous soils, including the Cima Dome area in the Mojave National Preserve.
Lupinus excubitus (Grape Soda Lupine) M.E.Jones 1898
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
Lupinus excubitus is a species of lupine known as the grape soda lupine. Its common name refers to its sweet scent, which is said to be very reminiscent of grape soda. This species and its variants are found in Southwestern United States, especially in California and Nevada, e.g., Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks, and northwestern Mexico.
Eremocrinum albomarginatum (Lonely Lily) (M.E.Jones) M.E.Jones 1893
perennial plant species in the asparagaceae family
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Astragalus tegetarioides (Bastard Milkvetch) M.E.Jones 1902
plant species in the fabaceae family
Astragalus tegetarioides is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Oregon and northern California. It was first described by Marcus E. Jones in 1902.
Astragalus osterhoutii (Kremmling Milkvetch) M.E.Jones 1923
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
Astragalus osterhoutii, or the Osterhout milkvetch or Kremmling milkvetch, is an endangered species of milkvetch, discovered and collected in 1905 at Sulfur Spring in Grand County Colorado by Colorado botanist George Everett Osterhout for which the plant was named. It is found in the U.S. state of Colorado, in a 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) radius near the town of Kremmling. The Osterhout milkvetch is a perennial dicot. It belongs to the pea family, Fabaceae, and is in the Astragalus L. genus. Conservation efforts are centered around maintaining the populations and habitat due to the limited
Astragalus mulfordiae (Mulford's Milkvetch) M.E.Jones 1898
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
Astragalus mulfordiae is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name Mulford's milkvetch. It was so named after its discoverer Anna Isabel Mulford. It is native to the Snake River Plain in Idaho and Oregon in the United States. This perennial herb grows up to 25 or 30 centimeters tall with slender stems. The green or yellow-green leaves have several pairs of leaflets that vary in shape, the largest ones about 1.1 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a raceme of up to 20 flowers with white or cream-colored petals which may be striped or tinged purple. The fruit
Astragalus eurekensis (Eureka Milkvetch) M.E.Jones 1898
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
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Astragalus coltonii (Colton's Milkvetch) M.E.Jones 1891
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
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Scopulophila (Rockwort) M.E.Jones 1908
plant genus in the caryophyllaceae family
Scopulophila is a small genus of flowering plants in the pink family. Rockwort is a common name for plants in this genus.
Penstemon pseudospectabilis (Desert Penstemon) M.E.Jones 1908
perennial plant species in the plantaginaceae family
Penstemon pseudospectabilis (desert beardtongue, or desert penstemon) a species of penstemon. It's native to the southwestern United States, where it grows in desert and plateau habitat types, such as sandy washes, scrub, and woodland. The plant is generally a shrub growing to one meter, with many erect stems. The thin leaves are oval with wide, pointed tips and serrated edges. They are arranged oppositely in pairs, many are completely fused at the bases about the stem, forming a disc. The inflorescence bears tubular flowers with expanded, lobed mouths and glandular hairs on most surfaces,
Lophocereus gatesii M.E.Jones 1934
plant species in the cactaceae family
Lophocereus gatesii is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae.
Gilia scopulorum (Rock Gilia) M.E.Jones 1881
annual plant species in the polemoniaceae family
Gilia scopulorum is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common names rock gilia and Rocky Mountain gilia. It is native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts.
Elymus scribneri (Scribner's Wheat Grass) (Vasey) M.E.Jones 1912
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
Elymus scribneri is a species of wild rye known by the common names spreading wheatgrass and Scribner's wheatgrass. It is native to much of the western United States and parts of central Canada where it grows in several types of habitat including alpine mountain peaks.
Astragalus woodruffii (Woodruff's Milkvetch) M.E.Jones 1923
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
Astragalus woodruffii, also known as Woodruff's milkvetch, is a species of Milkvetch in the family Fabaceae. It is native to south central Utah.
Astragalus wetherillii (Wetherill's Milkvetch) M.E.Jones 1893
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
Astragalus wetherillii is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name Wetherill's milkvetch. It is native to Colorado and Utah in the United States. This perennial herb grows from a taproot and a caudex which yields several stems. The stems are partly purplish or reddish in color and are finely hairy. The leaves are green, without the silvery hairs of some other Astragalus. Each leaf is up to 10 centimeters long and is made up of up to 15 leaflets. The flowers are white or lavender-tinted and roughly a centimeter long. The fruit is a legume pod with a single
Astragalus vallaris (Snake Canyon Milkvetch) M.E.Jones 1902
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
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Astragalus striatiflorus (Escarpment Milkvetch) M.E.Jones 1895
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
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